Everyone knew Caroline Forbes, her younger sister Averie though, was practically invisible in comparison. Sure, Caroline had gone through a lot in the last year... She was turned into a vampire, their mother died, hell their dad basically killed her, and yet here she was: strong and confident as ever. Averie knew it had been hard for her sister, and while she sympathized with her it felt like no one did with the younger Forbes. Her only real friend, Vicki, was killed by the younger Salvatore brother, and ever since then Averie hadn't recovered. The Forbes had been through a lot of loss, but the two sisters were determined to push forward. It just seemed to be much easier for Caroline, she had the support of her friends to help her through. Averie had no one, and as hard as Caroline tried to be there for her and uplift her, Averie never completely recovered.

Averie sat under an old oak tree to eat during her lunch hour. With her headphones in, she only noticed the older girl's lips moving, but wasn't able to hear her until she removed her ear buds.

The younger girl raised an eyebrow and asked the elder to repeat herself, with a sigh, Caroline did, "Ave you're gonna have to take the bus, I forgot I have practice today."

Caroline shrugged, a small frown on her face.

The younger girl rolled her eyes, "This is the second time this week Caroline, I have shit to do."

Her tone spiked as she spoke, getting frustrated the more she thought about it. The problem wasn't that Caroline forgot, it was that it had happened way more often than it should. Not to mention, they only have one car, and Caroline refuses to let Averie drive it.

Before Caroline could speak again Averie stood, "Whatever, it's fine. I'm not taking the bus though, I'll walk."

The girl turned on her heels only to be stopped, "C'mon Ave, you know I get worried with you walking by yourself. Please take the bus, I'll take you to the music store later?" Caroline offered, biting her lower lip hopefully.

"I'm seventeen for Christ's sake, if i want to walk two miles to the house, I'm walking two miles to the house."

Having gotten her last word in, Averie pulled from her sister's grip and walked towards the school. There were four periods left after lunch, and luckily for Averie they went by pretty quickly. The final bell rang and she left the music room to join the flood of students in the hall. All of the teens walked outside, some splitting to go to their cars or buses, others to the practice fields, and the rest, well who knows where. Averie on the other hand did as she said and started on her two mile walk home. She pulled her phone from her pocket and got ready to put on music until a drop of water fell onto her screen. Perfect. Following the single drop, it began to pour, and with no jacket, Averie had no choice but to run.

When the blonde finally arrived home, she went inside and immediately changed into dry clothes. With a sweatshirt and shorts on, she headed to the living room and put a record in the player, letting the music ring through the silent house. For a moment, she stood there with her eyes shut, simply taking in the song that rang true to her life in that moment.

After all I've been through, you'd think I'd run and hide. With all I've said and done, you'd think I'd live a lie. Moments pass and here I stand, wishing towards the sky, but all I find is the same old me, in my same old, worn out life.

Cliche? Absolutely, but that was why she only played this kind of music when she was home alone. If Caroline ever heard it, she'd try and send her to a mental institution. With a laugh at the thought, Averie found her journal and began jotting down her thoughts from the school day, something her grief counselor had suggested after her mother's passing. Before even finishing a sentence though, there was a knock at her door. Caroline probably forgot her key again. She walked to the front door and noticed the time…. There was no way Caroline would be done with practice yet.

"Kol?" Averie cocked her head when she opened the door to reveal the youngest original vampire.

Caroline had told her about the family, and the thing she made most clear was that they were dangerous. The blonde leaned against the door frame and crossed her arms, waiting for what the man wanted.

"Ah, so the young Forbes does know who I am." He smirked, "That saves me a wasted breath."

He reached out as if to grab the girl's hand, but she quickly stepped backwards. "What do you want?"

The dark haired man licked his lips, looking at the girl as if she were a meal. Although, to him that was probably exactly what she looked like. She inhaled sharply and squeezed her arms closer to her chest, obviously uncomfortable with the way he was staring.

"Care to go for a walk?"

Averie gave him a strange look, "A walk?" She repeated suspiciously.

What kind of original vampire comes up to some girl he's never met before and asks her to go for a walk? She looked him up and down, remembering Caroline's warnings about the Mikaelson family.

Shaking her head slowly, Averie declined his offer, "I actually have some homework I have to get done." She frowned, trying to play it off, "Maybe another time though."

The blonde girl moved to shut the door, but the original moved quicker to keep it open.

"Me asking was just a formality," He said calmly, grabbing her chin as he looked into her eyes, "Come with me."

Following him as instructed, Averie left her front door open. The only thing on her mind was obeying the vampire, he had just compelled her after all. Seconds later, the blonde was getting into his car and buckling her seatbelt. Unaware of where they were going, she tried to follow the signs from the window, hoping that she'd be able to remember how they got to wherever they ended up. Ten minutes had passed and Averie lost track of where they were, all she knew was that they were out of Mystic Falls and only getting further and further away from the town.

Finally, she looked over to the boy driving, "Where exactly are you taking me?" She asked with a raised brow.

Kol didn't answer, instead he turned the radio up louder and continued down the windy road.

Rolling her eyes, Averie asked again, "Where are we going?"

This time, she turned the volume back down and held her hand on the dial until an answer was given to her. Kol spoke this time, but the answer she was given wasn't what she was hoping for.

"It's a surprise." He smiled snarkily, "And if you want it to stay a good surprise, I suggest you remove your hand from the radio."

Averie did as she was told, slowly moving her fingers off of the dial and letting them rest in her lap. A surprise from an original vampire didn't exactly sound 'good.' Their family was known for being notorious killers, so in Averie's mind, Kol was taking her somewhere to drain her of blood for his own personal stash of blood bags. She shuddered at the thought and crossed her arms over her chest, looking down at the floor.

About twenty minutes went by when Kol made a right turn down a long dirt road. At the end, there stood a large house that looked to be abandoned. She was right, Kol brought her out here to kill her. This was it, she was going to be murdered in an abandoned house and be completely alone. Caroline was going to have lost her only sister, and there was nothing Averie could do to stop it. The car stopped and the vampire got out, walking around to open Averie's door. With a deep sigh, she stood and exited the car. Kol grabbed her wrist tightly and pulled her towards the house, when they got inside, the man shut and locked the door behind them.

The silence was deafening, and finally Averie couldn't take it anymore, "If you're going to kill me just do it!" She exclaimed, immediately regretting what came out of her mouth.

The vampire looked at her with a blank face for a moment, only to bust out laughing seconds later. The blonde looked at him like he was crazy, was he really that psychotic to think that murder was funny?

"Darling, if I was going to kill you I would've done it in Mystic Falls." He chuckled, walking towards her and brushing a blonde strand behind her ear, "I'm just keeping you safe for now." His hand lingered on her skin for a moment before he turned to walk towards a newly updated kitchen.

Averie was left dumbfounded in the middle of the foyer; keeping me safe?